India's BJP Could Be Stymied
By Parliament's Upper House

NEW DELHI -- India's Bharatiya Janata Party pressed ahead with trying talks to build a viable government, but a bigger hurdle may await the Hindu nationalists in power: legislative paralysis.

Even if the BJP musters a majority in the more important lower house of Parliament, the party is far outnumbered in the upper house, which must approve most bills for them to become law. The quandary reinforces the need for moderation and...